Genre 1- Timeline of Bob Marley’s Career February 6 1945: Nesta Robert Marley born at Nine Miles, St. Ann’s, Jamaica December 1962: Records two singles ‘Judge Not’ and ‘One Cup of Coffee’ 1963: Forms The Wailin’ Wailers with Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston January 1964: ‘Simmer Down’, their first hit single, reaches number 1 in Jamaica’s JBC Radio Chart 1965 - 1966: Band changes name to Bob Marley and the Wailers and records over 70 songs 1969 – 1971: Band records with Lee “Scratch” Perry and classic tracks such as ‘Small Axe’, ‘My Cup’, and ‘Sun is Shining’ are recorded 1970: Band releases debut album ‘Soul Rebel’ 1971: Marley forms Tuff Gong 1972: Band signs to Chris Blackwell’s Island Records April 1973: Releases album ‘Catch a Fire’; goes on UK tour November 1973: Band releases album ‘Burnin’ 1974: Eric Clapton covers ‘I Shot the Sheriff’ 1975: Band releases album ‘Natty Dread’ which contains ‘No Woman, No Cry’ and Marley becomes global star May 1976: Band plays at the Roxy, Los Angeles and album ‘Rastaman Vibrations’ released December 3, 1976: Marley injured in assassination attempt June 1977: Band releases album ‘Exodus’, reaching Number 8 in UK album charts then hitting Number 20 in U.S. February 1978: Band records album ‘Kaya’, single ‘Is This Love’ reaches UK Top Ten April 1978: Band play at One Love Peace Concert in Kingston, Jamaica; linking Jamaica’s opposing political parties by bringing rivals Michael Manley and Edward Seaga to stage to shake hands December 1978: Marley makes short trip to Ethopia and band releases album ‘Babylon By Bus’ 1980: Band performs at Zimbabwe before going on European Tour May 11, 1981: Marley dies in Miami hospital at age 36 May 1986: The Marley Museum is opened in Kingston 1990: Marley's birthday declared a national holiday in Jamaica 1994: Marley posthumously admitted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
February 6 1945: Nesta Robert Marley born at Nine Miles, St. Ann’s, Jamaica
December 1962: Records two singles ‘Judge Not’ and ‘One Cup of Coffee’
1963: Forms The Wailin’ Wailers with Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston
January 1964: ‘Simmer Down’, their first hit single, reaches number 1 in Jamaica’s JBC Radio Chart
1965 - 1966: Band changes name to Bob Marley and the Wailers and records over 70 songs
1969 – 1971: Band records with Lee “Scratch” Perry and classic tracks such as ‘Small Axe’, ‘My Cup’, and ‘Sun is Shining’ are recorded
1970: Band releases debut album ‘Soul Rebel’
1971: Marley forms Tuff Gong
1972: Band signs to Chris Blackwell’s Island Records
April 1973: Releases album ‘Catch a Fire’; goes on UK tour
November 1973: Band releases album ‘Burnin’
1974: Eric Clapton covers ‘I Shot the Sheriff’
1975: Band releases album ‘Natty Dread’ which contains ‘No Woman, No Cry’ and Marley becomes global star
May 1976: Band plays at the Roxy, Los Angeles and album ‘Rastaman Vibrations’ released
December 3, 1976: Marley injured in assassination attempt
June 1977: Band releases album ‘Exodus’, reaching Number 8 in UK album charts then hitting Number 20 in U.S.
February 1978: Band records album ‘Kaya’, single ‘Is This Love’ reaches UK Top Ten
April 1978: Band play at One Love Peace Concert in Kingston, Jamaica; linking Jamaica’s opposing political parties by bringing rivals Michael Manley and Edward Seaga to stage to shake hands
December 1978: Marley makes short trip to Ethopia and band releases album ‘Babylon By Bus’
1980: Band performs at Zimbabwe before going on European Tour
May 11, 1981: Marley dies in Miami hospital at age 36
May 1986: The Marley Museum is opened in Kingston
1990: Marley's birthday declared a national holiday in Jamaica
1994: Marley posthumously admitted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame